It show played a role in making rock 'n' roll mainstream. Aug. 5, 2007 — -- Sunday is a milestone for the show that taught America to dance. It was 50 years ago that American Bandstand changed ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC show "American Bandstand" brought music to the masses for over 30 years. Now, on the 60th anniversary of when the show went to a national audience, a new book is revealing ...

I was about eight years old, in 1957, when I discovered American Bandstand. I used to ride the back of the couch in our family den, pretending it was a horse, as I'd watch the Warner Brothers westerns ...

"American Bandstand," one of the most influential TV shows of the 20th century, debuted 65 years ago in a West Philadelphia studio, with Dick Clark hosting singer Billy Williams and The Chordettes, a ...

(CBS/AP) Dick Clark, who died Wednesday at the age of 82, was more than just a TV host. For generations of Americans, he was the person who helped shape key memories in their lives. As the host of ...

The entertainment world was all shook up as the landmark TV program "American Bandstand" made its national debut on this day in history, August 5, 1957. "American Bandstand" had been a local hit ...

That is, everyone except one-time Madonna opening act the Beastie Boys. When the newly minted superstars were told by American Bandstand producers that they would be lip-syncing to the recorded ...

We are, frankly, no longer in an era in which music and television go hand in hand. It seems like the Video Music Awards are the only time you see music on the channel whose name used to mean “Music ...

Prior to becoming the legendary icon that he was, Michael Jackson was an awe-inspired child star, acting as the frontman for the Jackson 5. The band, of course, went on to become a powerful force in ...

"American Bandstand" stars Kenny Rossi and Arlene Sullivan. Angel Chevrestt When cute young teenagers Arlene Sullivan and Kenny Rossi slow danced together on “American Bandstand” back in the late ’50s ...

The popular, multi-decade American Bandstand showed white and black teens listening and enjoying music together during a time when it was socially frowned upon. Professor Matthew Delmont set out to ...